Well, she's had problems with her stomach getting bloated and she seems to always have diarrhea or loose stools. I read somewhere that some people who have their gallbladder removed have trouble digesting fats. She also developed type 2 diabetes. I dunno if the diabetes has anything to do with losing her gallbladder, but there's no history of it in her family, she's not obese and doesn't eat a particularly unhealthy diet.
That sucks. Apparently 30-40% of people have diarrhoea for the rest of their lives. Not that they told me about that. They told me there was a 0.005% or whatever chance of dying during surgery, just before wheeling me in, but they didn't mention the far higher chance of a problem I'd actually be aware of...
The purpose of the gallbladder is storing bile to aid with the digestion of fatty food. So basically, once it's out, you cannot tolerate fatty food. That also contributes to the diarrhoea. You're meant to be put on a low fat diet "until your body is back to normal" - which it may never be. Just depends on how your body tolerates it.
I had to find this shit out myself. I was told I did not have a specific diet I needed to follow, nor did I need to avoid any foods from 24hrs after the surgery. Seeing as I could barely eat for a week, it wasn't a huge issue (put that may have been more that I couldn't eat without puking for most of the week prior to the surgery).
Her body may not be able to tolerate other foods now, too. It may not be the amount of fat. It could be dairy, spicy food or citrus (the common ones) or it could be other stuff. It could also just be down to time. I've only just regained normal function and it's been over a month. Idk how long ago your mum had the surgery but if it was recent, maybe time is a factor.
I'd rather spend a week sick than a night at the hospital
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OMG! My mom has had her gall bladder removed and it has caused a lot of complications.
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That's what I had out. What complications?
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Well, she's had problems with her stomach getting bloated and she seems to always have diarrhea or loose stools. I read somewhere that some people who have their gallbladder removed have trouble digesting fats. She also developed type 2 diabetes. I dunno if the diabetes has anything to do with losing her gallbladder, but there's no history of it in her family, she's not obese and doesn't eat a particularly unhealthy diet.
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That sucks. Apparently 30-40% of people have diarrhoea for the rest of their lives. Not that they told me about that. They told me there was a 0.005% or whatever chance of dying during surgery, just before wheeling me in, but they didn't mention the far higher chance of a problem I'd actually be aware of...
The purpose of the gallbladder is storing bile to aid with the digestion of fatty food. So basically, once it's out, you cannot tolerate fatty food. That also contributes to the diarrhoea. You're meant to be put on a low fat diet "until your body is back to normal" - which it may never be. Just depends on how your body tolerates it.
I had to find this shit out myself. I was told I did not have a specific diet I needed to follow, nor did I need to avoid any foods from 24hrs after the surgery. Seeing as I could barely eat for a week, it wasn't a huge issue (put that may have been more that I couldn't eat without puking for most of the week prior to the surgery).
Her body may not be able to tolerate other foods now, too. It may not be the amount of fat. It could be dairy, spicy food or citrus (the common ones) or it could be other stuff. It could also just be down to time. I've only just regained normal function and it's been over a month. Idk how long ago your mum had the surgery but if it was recent, maybe time is a factor.